Joel 1:15

Alas for this day, for the day of the Lorde is at hande, euen as a destruction from the almightie shall it come.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

In Context

14Proclayme a fast, call a congregation, gather the elders together, [with] all the inhabitauntes of the lande vnto the house of the Lorde your God, and crye vnto the Lorde,

16Is not the meate cut of before our eyes, [yea] mirth and ioy from the house of our God?

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:6Mourne ye, for the day of the Lord is at hande, and shall come as a destroyer from the almightie.

Joel 2:1Blowe vp a trumpet in Sion, and showte in my holy hyll, let all the inhabitauntes of the earth tremble: for the day of the Lorde is come, for it is nye at hande.

Joel 2:31The sunne shalbe turned into darknesse, and the moone into blood, before that great and terrible day of the Lord come.

Matthew Henry on Joel 1:15-20

Threatenings of Judgment; A Proclamation for a Fast. ( b. c. 720.) 14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord , 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are… Read the whole commentary →

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